Cartoon Characters with Famous Pets

Debut episode of Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!

Do you know which cartoon character is the proud owner of a samurai sword-wielding hamster? Or which one has a six-foot-tall praying mantis for a pet? If you guessed that none other than Shaggy and SpongeBob SquarePants are the proud owners of some pretty exotic pets, you would be correct! In this … Read more

The Top Fictional Spiders in Pop Culture

silhouette of buildings, red semicircle, a silhouette of spider, the silhouette of spiderman

Much to the horror of arachnophobes, you’ll see a lot of big, scary eight-legged entities in both the real and fictional world. These monstrous and mystical creatures crawled their way to our lives throughout history— spinning their thread all over our favorite literature, philosophical metaphors, mythology, gaming, works of film, and even technology … Read more

The Most Famous Cats in Popular Culture

close up of a cat, grumpy cat

Felines have since clawed their way up the front lines of pop culture. Cat lover or not, it doesn’t matter, as cats have stolen the hearts of pop culture enthusiasts. From the famous Japanese fictional character Hello Kitty to the feline fashion icon Choupette Lagerfeld, cats have amassed a lot of attention to themselves … Read more

The Most Dangerous Pets in Pop Culture

a sitting St. Bernard facing left

Most people prefer dogs, and those that don’t tend to prefer cats. If you’re not a dog or cat person, then you’re probably a bird person, perhaps a fish person, or a horse person. Everyone generally has a favorite type of animal. Pop culture has, over the years, showed us how incredible … Read more

Famous Cartoon Pets

Famous Cartoon Pets

Cartoons have been a staple of television entertainment. Many of those well-known and best-loved cartoon characters of children (and even adults alike) are either dogs or cats. These are the some of the most famous cartoon pets who became a visible part of popular culture. 1. Snoopy Snoopy is Charlie Brown’s adorable … Read more

Pets in Art

Pets in Art

Dogs, as well as other furry, feathery and leathery friends like cats, rabbits, birds and rodents and horses, have been our best friends since history began. The subjects loved to pose with their dear dogs and cats, or the animals were included in the custom pet portraits to convey or symbolize something … Read more

Famous Pets in the White House

Famous Pets in the White House

The most stressful job in the world is probably being the president of the United States. Endearing and amusing companions like pets could greatly help the President relax and de-stress. Over the course of the White House’s history, over 200 pets have lived inside the presidential mansion, but there are only some … Read more

Incredible Stories of Pets Who Returned Home

Incredible Stories of Pets Who Returned Home

Pets are considered members of the family for most households, so whenever they get lost, owners will search for them everywhere – in hopes that they would get back, even with sadness and fear that the worst could have happened to them. And whenever they don’t get found, owners mourn like they … Read more

Facts about Laika, the First Dog in Space

Facts about Laika, the First Dog in Space

Famously known as the first dog to ever reach the outer space, Laika was launched to test the safety and conditions of sending a human in space. On November 3, 1957, she occupied the Soviet spacecraft Sputnik 2, which was sent to orbit the Earth. These are the only facts people most … Read more

Pets Who Rescued Their Humans

Pets Who Rescued Their Humans

Read the incredible heroic acts these pets did to save their masters from danger! Willie is one of the very few pet parrots hailed as heroes! The Quaker parrot from Denver, Colorado alerted his owner, Megan Howard, when the 2-year-old baby she was caring for began to choke on a Pop Tart. … Read more